EMac Won't Startup

I've been using the computer for 2 years for only the fax app in OS9.
The computer makes a short buzz sound when you hit the power button.
HOWEVER, when I hit the power button now, I still hear the buzz, but the computer does nothing. No flicker of the screen and no sound of the drive powering up. Nothing.
* Is the computer dead? Is it fixable?
I did get an USB Fax Modem for my iMac Intel 10.6. However the software crashed that computer. So right now I am still without a Fax Modem...
Thanks.
Richard

Hi Richard,
Gee, that buzz could be anything, from merely a shorting power button to a frazzled logic board.
I think it would be easier finding a software solution for faxing on your Intel 10.6, than analysing a hardware defect on your eMac.

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